Carly Fiorina is pulling the plug on her presidential campaign

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate
Carly Fiorina is suspending her campaign for her party's
nomination, she said in a statement on Wednesday.

The announcement came after a disappointing showing in the
New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night. She took just 4.1% of the
vote, finishing in seventh place.

"I've said throughout this campaign that I will not sit
down and be quiet," Fiorina said in the statement.

"I'm not going to start now," she continued. "While I
suspend my candidacy today, I will continue to travel this
country and fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for
the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for
them."

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is also
expected to drop out of the race soon. He returned to
his home state after the New Hampshire primary to evaluate his
campaign. He placed sixth with 7.4% of the vote.

View her full statement below:

This campaign was always about citizenship—taking back our
country from a political class that only serves the big, the
powerful, the wealthy, and the well connected. Election after
election, the same empty promises are made and the same
poll-tested stump speeches are given, but nothing changes. I've
said throughout this campaign that I will not sit down and be
quiet. I'm not going to start now. While I suspend my candidacy
today, I will continue to travel this country and fight for those
Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a
status quo that no longer works for them.

Our Republican Party must fight alongside these Americans as
well. We must end crony capitalism by fighting the policies that
allow it to flourish. We must fix our festering problems by
holding our bloated, inept government bureaucracy accountable.
Republicans must stand for conservative principles that lift
people up and recognize all Americans have the right to fulfill
their God-given potential.

To young girls and women across the country, I say: do not let
others define you. Do not listen to anyone who says you have to
vote a certain way or for a certain candidate because you're a
woman. That is not feminism. Feminism doesn't shut down
conversations or threaten women. It is not about ideology. It is
not a weapon to wield against your political opponent. A feminist
is a woman who lives the life she chooses and uses all her
God-given gifts. And always remember that a leader is not born,
but made. Choose leadership.

As I have said to the many wonderful Americans I have met
throughout this campaign, a leader is a servant whose highest
calling is to unlock potential in others. I will continue to
serve in order to restore citizen government to this great nation
so that together we may fulfill our potential.